Category Archives: Environmental
State Rejects DWP’s Bid For Los Leones Property
(CTN’s editor wrote this story in May 2015 and it was published in a local paper. DWP did indeed try to find alternate locations.) The State of California has rejected LADWP’s plea to buy state park land at Los Leones...
History of the DWP’s Efforts to Add a Power Distribution Station
(This CTN editor wrote the story below that appeared in the September 2012 edition of a local paper. A meeting held at Marquez school in April 2012 had resulted in the formation of the committee. That April meeting was loud...
Are Plastic Bags Really Recyclable?
CHAZ PLAGER California Attorney General Rob Bonta made news in a November 2 press release when he said, “Most Californians are under the impression that plastic bags are recyclable.” He added, “California has banned single-use plastics, and we see the ‘chasing...
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Grow Your Own Vegetables in Containers
If a resident understands the importance of growing their own food, which is free of pesticides and can supplement a healthy diet, a program, Container Gardening, will be held at the Palisades Library at 1 p.m. this Saturday, January 21....
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E-Waste Recycling Event at Revere January 21
There will be a free e-waste drop off from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., this Saturday, January 21, at Paul Revere Charter Middle School, 1450 Allenford Avenue. E-waste, or electronic waste is any form of electronic waste, such as computers, printers,...
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Water, Water Everywhere, Except when It’s Dry
About 1.8 inches of rain fell on January 14, and the following two days about another 1.2 inches of rain fell, as measured in the rain gauge on Radcliffe Avenue. This brings the Palisades current total to about 16 inches....
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True Drought or Bad Water Management?
CTN has been keeping track of Pacific Palisades’ rain fall (with help from the late Ted Mackie) since 1942. Over the years rainfall has been relatively constant. The average rainfall in Pacific Palisades is 13.78 inches of rain, which has...
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Local Students Participate in the Forestry Challenge
Thirteen students from Palisades Charter High School participated in the 2022 San Bernardino Forestry Challenge in November. The event was held at Hume SoCal in Green Valley Lake, and 93 students from 10 schools helped prepare a Forest Management Plan. “The kids...
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Bring a Gift, Get a Gift at the Library
Palisades Branch teens are hosting a gift swap from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, December 17 at the Palisades Branch Library community room, 861 Alma Real. Residents are urged to bring any gently-worn, clean clothes, gently-used toys, unused holiday...
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Resilient Palisades Helping Gardeners Go Electric
“We won’t rest until every gas blower is out of the Palisades,” said Resilient Palisades co-founder Ryan Craig. This coming Friday, December 9, RP is hosting a demonstration of top-of-the-line electric commercial blowers. Palisades residents are urged to ask gardeners...
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